Dealing with Ungodly Beliefs

Prayer

1. I confess my sin of believing the lie that ... (Say what it is)

2. I forgive those who contributed to me forming this ungodly belief ...  (Be specific)

3. I ask you Lord to forgive me for receiving this ungodly belief, for living my life based on it and for any way I have judged others because of it.  I receive your forgiveness.

4. On the basis of your forgiveness Lord, I choose to forgive myself for believing this lie.

5. I renounce and break agreement with this ungodly belief.  I break my agreement with the power of darkness.  I cancel all agreements with demons.

6. I choose to accept, believe and receive the godly belief that …  (Wait to hear what He is saying)

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Examples

If you recognise any of these statements as some you might say to yourself you probably have a belief that does not agree with the Word of God.

I need to perform

• I mustn’t make mistakes

• If I'm good God will love me more

• If I work harder God will love and accept me more

• If I could just be like .... Then it would be OK

• If I hide behind this mask I can just fit in

God loves others more than me

• God is good but doesn't really want to bless me

• Everyone else is better than me and deserves God's love more.  They haven't had the problems I've had

God didn't do a good job when He made me

• God can work through others but could never use me.  I'm not special

• I'm not beautiful

God's grace is not enough to change me

• God can't help me I'm too broken to fix

• I am too weak / insignificant / sinful...

• This sin/temptation is to difficult even for God I'm just too addicted to this substance / behaviour. God can't heal me

• I will always be.... (negative character trait)

I will always be last / poorest / weakest

• I might as well not bother trying

• Others will always treat me badly

• I deserve to be treated with this way

• My best is not good enough

• I've made choices that have led me here, it's my fault, I deserve it

I don't belong

• I’ll always be on the outside

• If I let my guard down anything could happen

• No one could really knows me and likes me

If I let people close, I will get hurt

• If I open up people will use my secrets against me

• If I hide my feelings people can't hurt me or know I'm hurt

I will always be the victim

• I'm just unlucky

• I've always had it this way, people just abuse me, it's normal

• There is no one that will be there for me

• I can't trust God. He didn't come through for me before... God might not keep His word